Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

Lat: 32.34°NLon: 104.26°WElev: 3294ft.

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Humidity	NA
Wind Speed	NA
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Extended Forecast for

19 Miles NE Salt Flat TX

Extreme Cold Warning until January 26, 11:00am

Winter Storm Warning until January 25, 11:00am

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Extreme Cold Warning

Winter Storm Warning

Extreme Cold Warning until January 26, 11:00am
Winter Storm Warning until January 25, 11:00am
NOW: Multiple hazards in effect
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Overnight
Low: 30 °F
Scattered
Showers
Saturday
High: 30 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
Saturday Night
Low: 10 °F
Wintry Mix
then Heavy
Snow
Sunday
High: 17 °F
Snow Showers
then
Scattered
Snow Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 6 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 21 °F
Cold
Monday Night
Low: 11 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 26 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Scattered showers. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday

Snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 4pm, then snow showers and freezing rain. The sleet could be heavy at times. Temperature falling to around 18 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 3. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.

Saturday Night

Snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 9pm, then snow showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 9pm and 11pm, then snow showers after 11pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -6. South wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Sunday

Snow showers, mainly before 11am. High near 17. Wind chill values as low as -8. North wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 6. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 21.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 26.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 19.

Wednesday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 28.